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Policy Brief: Why local authorities should restrict single use plastic advertising

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Abstract

Advertising encourages people to buy single use plastic items. As evidence grows about the health and environmental harms of plastic, this policy brief uses the example of Portsmouth City Council, which has already introduced an Advertising and Sponsorship Policy restricting single use plastics, to explain why more local authorities should limit such advertising across their estates.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of Portsmouth
Publication statusPublished - 23 Mar 2026

Publication series

NameGlobal Plastics Policy Centre

Keywords

  • single use plastics
  • policy brief
  • local authorities
  • plastic pollution
  • advertising
  • environmental science

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